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Tom Latham: For the first time since the Budget Act was passed in 1974, 35 years ago, there was no budget last year.

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
For the first time since the Budget Act was passed in 1974, 35 years ago, there was no budget last year.
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Tom Latham
Iowa

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Latham highlights the unprecedented lack of a budget in the previous year.

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